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John 6:65–66

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And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
¶ From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
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From verse 65

  1. John 6:44–45Rank 1 from verse 65
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    44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

    45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

  2. John 6:37Rank 2 from verse 65
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    37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

  3. John 3:27Rank 3 from verse 65
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    27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

  4. John 10:26–27Rank 4 from verse 65
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    26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

    27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

  5. Ephesians 2:8–9Rank 5 from verse 65
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    8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

    9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

  6. 2 Timothy 2:25Rank 6 from verse 65
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    25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

  7. James 1:16–18Rank 7 from verse 65
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    16Do not err, my beloved brethren.

    17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

    18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  8. Titus 3:3–7Rank 8 from verse 65
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    3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

    6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

    7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

  9. John 12:37–41Rank 9 from verse 65
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    37¶ But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

    38That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

    39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

    40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

    41These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

  10. Philippians 1:29Rank 10 from verse 65
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    29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

  11. 1 Timothy 1:14Rank 11 from verse 65
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    14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

  12. Hebrews 12:2Rank 12 from verse 65
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    2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  13. John 10:16Rank 13 from verse 65
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    16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

From verse 66

  1. Luke 9:62Rank 1 from verse 66
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    62And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

  2. 1 John 2:19Rank 2 from verse 66
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    19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

  3. Hebrews 10:38Rank 3 from verse 66
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    38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

  4. John 6:60Rank 4 from verse 66
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    60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

  5. John 8:31Rank 5 from verse 66
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    31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

  6. 2 Timothy 4:10Rank 6 from verse 66
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    10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

  7. Matthew 19:22Rank 7 from verse 66
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    22But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

  8. John 6:64Rank 8 from verse 66
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    64But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

  9. Zephaniah 1:6Rank 9 from verse 66
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    6And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.

  10. 2 Peter 2:20–22Rank 10 from verse 66
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    20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

    21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

    22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

  11. 2 Timothy 1:15Rank 11 from verse 66
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    15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

  12. Matthew 13:20–21Rank 12 from verse 66
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    20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

    21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

  13. Matthew 12:40–45Rank 13 from verse 66
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    40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

    41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

    42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

    43When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

    44Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

    45Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

  14. Matthew 21:8–11Rank 14 from verse 66
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    8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

    9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

    10And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

    11And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

  15. Matthew 27:20–25Rank 15 from verse 66
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    20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

    21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

    22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

    23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

    24¶ When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

    25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

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John 6:65

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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except

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Sense 1: Unless; with the exclusion of; apart from. Sense 2: To exclude or leave out. Sense 3: To object or take exception.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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John 6:66

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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back

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Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

6:61When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

6:62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

6:64But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

6:65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

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6:66¶ From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

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6:67Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

6:69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

6:70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

6:71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

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